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This has been a very big week for Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], with the electric car start-up finally launching its IPO and listing on Nasdaq. At the same time we also discovered plans for a range of new models after the upcoming Model S electric sedan, including a crossover, convertible and commercial van, as well as plans to build the second generation Tesla Roadster completely in-house. Now, as the company continues its expansion with the opening of two new stores, one in Copenhagen, Denmark and the other in Newport Beach, California, we have the first details about an updated version of the...
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Video: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Electric Prototype Previewed
The photos from Auto Bild show a car that could just be the electric SLS AMG we've been expecting.
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Report: 800-HP Electric Bugatti Supercar Built, But May Never See Daylight
AutoExpress is reporting that a Bugatti supercar generating 800 horsepower is already built.
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Video: Track Testing Reveals Weaknesses In Automotive X PRIZE Cars
Super-streamlined, often three-wheeled and impeccably green, the cars battling it out at Michigan International Speedway for the Automotive X PRIZE win are chock full of technology and good intentions. What they're apparently not so far along on, however, is stability control and ABS. Accident...
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Automotive X PRIZE Track Testing Begins This Week
The 28 remaining teams will put 36 vehicles on track to test their merits.
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Aptera Unveils 200-MPG Pre-Production 2e
The pre-production version of the 2e previews what we can expect from the final version.
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The car is running under a 1-Series mule platform, but is believed to be going to MINI.
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Video: On Top Of (And Around) The World With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tesla And TAG Heuer
It would be really easy to make fun of Leonardo DiCaprio. Heck, if nothing else, the guy was in Titanic, which, according to our extensive research, is the sole reason for the continued popularity of Riverdance. In most countries, that would be worth a death sentence or two, or at least a good...
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Report: Mercedes Planning B-Class, Small SUV For U.S.
The new vehicles will be coming to the U.S. sometime after their European debut in late 2011.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: Audi A1 e-tron Concept
The Audi A1 e-tron will show off the first in Audi's planned range of affordable, every-day electric luxury cars.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: NLV Quant Electric Supercar
Extreme is a word that's bandied about all too easily in the realm of high-end supercars, but in the case of Koenigsegg it's simply the most accurate way to say it: the company's cars are extreme. The latest to join the Swedish stable is the Quant, revealed as a full-scale model at last year's...
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BMW Reveals Plans For All-Electric Megacity Vehicle
The car will be built at the company's Leipzig plant with help from SGL Carbon to produce a next-gen, high-tech EV.
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The Istituto Europeo di Design of Turin designed the car.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Opel Flextreme GT-E Concept
The 2010 Geneva Motor Show is approaching quickly, and Opel is getting ready with a new Voltec-based concept.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Rinspeed UC? Concept
With Aston Martin city cars, Ferrari hybrids, Porsche hybrids and Audi diesels dancing through its halls, it's no wonder the 2010 Geneva Motor Show attracts its share of off-message green machines. Perhaps no nameplate in the world is as off-message, in toto, as Rinspeed. In past years, the wacky...
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2010 Chicago Auto Show: Kia Ray Plug-In Hybrid Concept Live Photos
Powered by a newly-developed plug-in hybrid drivetrain, the Kia Ray plug-in hybrid concept unveiled today in Chicago puts a new face on green, and it's a face we'd like to see more of. Far from the often stodgy and dimly-hued hybrids that are in production today, the Ray brings a fresh, sporty feel...
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2010 Chicago Auto Show: Kia Ray Plug-In Hybrid Concept
The latest plug-in hybrid concept from Kia reveals a sporty and futuristic look.
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2010 Chicago Auto Show: 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric, Taxi Live Photos
The 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric and alt-fuel Taxi made their appearance at today's 2010 Chicago Auto Show, and we have the latest live photos from the floor. While they look just like the Transit Connect on sale at dealers now, they sport new powertrains that are set to green up commercial...
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The 2010 Geneva Motor Show will host the official debut of the Protoscar LAMPO2 electric sports car.
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Tesla Hires Toyota Guru, Imaginary Cars Safe From Unintended Acceleration
Tesla's new hire from Toyota manufacturing was vice-president at the plant where the Matrix and Corolla are built.
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Jaguar-Land Rover Win UK Funding For Jet Turbine-Powered EVs
The gas-turbine technology draws on jet engine tech to extend EV range.
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Audi USA Boss De Nysschen Vindicated: Electricity IS for Idiots!
An electrical fire in the area above Audi's display in Detroit's Cobo Hall proves electricity isn't friendly.
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High-Performance EVs: What's Coming, What's Not And What To Expect
This year will see a new surge in high-output EVs.
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BMW Planning Targeted U.S. Lease Program For ActiveE
The ActiveE is an electric car based on the BMW 1-Series.
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